Dining booth



Oct. 22, 1946.

J. c. SHIKLES mains BOOTH Filed June 26, 1945 jam Patented Oct. 22, 1946UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to dining booths, and more particularly to adining booth of the portable type.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved diningbooth structure characterized by simplicity and compactness ofstructure.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved dining boothstructure which is adapted to be readily moved from one location toanother and to be quickly and easily fixed in a desired location.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description and claims, and from the accompanying drawing,wherein:

Figure 1 is a top view of a dining booth in accordance with thisinvention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view, partly in section, of the dining boothof Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail view showing the structure of a brake elementemployed in the dining booth of this invention.

Referring to the drawing, I desigates a circular platform forming thefloor of the dining booth. Platform I is built up of a center strip 2and a pair of segmental side sections 3, 3 secured to center strip 2 bystrap members 4. Platform I is supported on a plurality of casters 5,said casters being concealed from view by a depending skirt member 6provided at the peripheral edge of platform I.

Mounted in the center of platform I is a circular table 1 and under saidtable a circular foot rest bar 8 is provided, said foot rest beingsupported by appropriate brackets in spaced relation to platform I. V

Mounted on each of segmental side sections 3, 3 in concentric relationto platform I is an arcuate upholstered bench 9, said bench comprising aseat portion I0, which follows the contour of table I, and a back restportion ll concentrically related to seat portion I0. The benches 9terminate adjacent center strip 2 to provide entrance passageways forthe booth at each end of said center strip. The lower portions of eachbench carry bracket members [2, each of said bracket members havingpivotally mounted thereon a brake member I3 comprising an eccentric cammember I4 provided with a rubber foot portion l5, an arm l6 beingprovided on said cam member for rotating it from a free position, suchas shown in dotted view in Figure 3, to a braking position, shown infull view in Figure 3. When the brake members I3 are in the freeposition the booth may be moved on casters 5 to a desired location andmay be. fixed in said location by rotating arms [6 outwardly tofrictionally engage the rubber foot portions IS with the floor.

The benches 9 may be constructed of any suitable material and may bedecorated in various colors and patterns. Table 1 may be suitablydecorated and may be provided with various fixtures such as electricoutlets, telephone plug connections, and the like.

Instead of being round, the table and benches may have any desiredcontour such as square, rectangular, curved, and the like. In each casehowever, the benches are constructed to follow the adjacent contour ofthe table.

While a specific embodiment of a dining booth structure has beendisclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood thatvarious modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur tothose skilled in the art. Therefore it is intended that no limitationsbe placed on the invention other than as defined by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A dining booth comprising a platform, a table mounted centrally ofsaid platform, said table being smaller in size but generally similar inshape to said platform, and a pair of benches mounted oppositely on saidplatform, said benches following the peripheral contour of said platformat their outer sides and following the contour of said table at theirinner sides, each bench comprising a seat portion and a back restportion, said benches being spaced at their ends to form entrancepassageways into the booth.

2. The structure of claim 1, and wherein said table is circular.

3. The structure of claim 1, and wherein said platform is mounted oncasters and wherein brake means are provided to fix the platform in adesired location.

4. A dining booth comprising a circular platform, a circular tablemounted centrally of said platform, said table being of smaller sizethan said platform, and a pair of arcuately shaped benches mountedoppositely on said platform, said benches following the peripheralcontour of said platform at their outer sides and following the contourof said table at their inner sides, each bench comprising an arcuateseat portion and an arcuate back rest portion, said benches being spacedat their ends to form two entrance passageways into the booth.

5. The structure of claim 4, and wherein a circular foot rest bar isprovided under said table, said foot rest bar being supported in spacedrelation to said platform and being concentrically arranged with respectto the table.

6. The structure of claim 4, and wherein said platform is supported oncasters, and wherein a plurality of brake members are provided at theside portions of the booth, said brake members comprising eccentric camsadapted at times to be rotated into frictional engagement with thesupporting surface of the booth.

JOHN G. 5HIKLES.

